Study it in the app“For such people are not slaves to our Lord the Messiah but to their own belly, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the innocent.”
Forγὰρsuch peopleοἱ τοιοῦτοιare notοὐslavesδουλεύουσινto our Lordτῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶνthe MessiahΧριστῷbutἀλλὰto their ownτῇ ἑαυτῶνbelly,κοιλίᾳandκαὶbyδιὰsmooth talkτῆς χρηστολογίαςandκαὶflatteryεὐλογίαςthey deceiveἐξαπατῶσιthe heartsτὰς καρδίαςof the innocent.τῶν ἀκάκων
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toioutoi” appearsbe a slave
Serve as a slave, be wholly at someone's service.
Where else “douleuousin” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appearsbelly
The gut, or appetite.
Where else “koiliai” appearssmooth talk
Smooth talk: pleasant words that deceive.
Where else “chrēstologias” appearsflattery
Nice words that deceive.
Where else “eulogias” appearsdeceive
Deceive, lead astray completely.
Where else “exapatōsi” appearsheart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appearsnaive
Not suspecting tricks, easily led.
Where else “akakōn” appears17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the teaching that you learned, and turn away from them.
18 · This verse (above)
19For your obedience has reached all; so I rejoice over you; but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
1. What it says
What does Paul say about Phoebe in the first verses, and what does he ask them to do for her? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
What does it show that Paul greets so many people by name and says something about several of them? (vv. 3-15)
3. How I live it
Paul thanks specific people for their work and support. Whom could you thank by name today?
